This is result of a "brainspiral" from another thread here: Exofish!....a WIG canoe...
I'd like to introduce WingHopper.com to the BoatDesign community! WingHopper is a parametric wing design web app that allows anyone to create a...
converting old swede form sit-in 13' 26" beam fiberglass to fishing kayak. 8'6" wing with 4' rocket type fiberglass pontoons. stuck on how to...
Skarver Wing-In-Ground effect vehicle (1:10 scale concept model).
Radius chine, wing sail, unstayed masts, vinylester, balsa, hard chine, full floatation, buoyancy, amateur construction, home built, vacuum...
The Irwin 23 wing keel plywood prototye has been repositioned 8" further aft to reduce windward helm. This has worked very well. See my...
This view shows how the plywood wing keel prototype stern end now matches up with the end of the keel. If the surface is too far back, some...
The plywood wing keel prototype has been moved back 8" to improve balance. The 1" x 6" board fits up into the centerboard well...
The plywood wing keel prototype has been moved back 8" to improve the balance by moving the Center of Lateral Resistance (CLR) aft and...
A 4" x 4" tapered timber was added to make the keel deeper than the rudder in case of grounding. This will add a little bit more...
The finished produce will have a foil shaped using Sakrete and then covered with fiberglass once the final shape is determined by trial and error.
A plywood wing keel prototype patterned after the Hydrokeel as seen on Beneteau, O'Day, Catalina and Hunter boats of about 23' length.
The wing keel is being prototyped to try to improve windward pointing ability and not having to replace the centerboard on my 1970 Irwin...
The 2' 5" draft of the Irwin 23 with board up makes her a very desireable boat for Sarasota Bay. The winged keel is proposed to improve...
A preliminary sketch to increase the diversity of ideas for the wing in ground effect boat. Thread is:...
